Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-02
AMERICAN CENTRAL.
Name of the New Route to Cross
the River Here.
A Line from New York City to Da-
k0ta-- Return Of Mr.. Robert krause
from the East--Importance of His
Mission.

The Davenport Democrat Gdeetts of this
morning contains the following interest
ing information in regard to the new road
which is to bridge and cross the river
here:
On the train from the east last evening
was Mr. Robert Krause, who has been
absent from the city for about week on
one of the most important missions that
has been entered upon in this city for a
quarter of century 1t was concerning
the great American Central railroad, mems
toned several days ago as having entered
into Il contract with the Bridge company
and Davenport, Iowa & Dakota railroad
company to take the franchises of the two
companies, build the bridge and railroad
within the limit of the time set Mr.
Krause had au interview with DR. Raub
and other parties, but was unwilling AS
vet to divulge the result of his trip. He
is confident that DIR. Raub has backing of
substantial kind and that the D., L. Il D
will soon be in process of construction
The pledges which DIR. Raub made with
the bridge and railroad companies are
amply secured, and there is no possibility
of a back down. it would see d. So it is
believed by those who know, that the new
bridge will positively be built and that in
the very near future We will have another
conn ectiOn west.
DR. Raub is an inventor of much note
He has invented an engine that is to sup
ersede all of those now IN use be thinks,
The principal feature of the engines is
their immense drive wheels which are in
the neighborhood of seven feet in diane
ter and with which it is expected that
great speed can be obtained greater than
that of any road in existence. The en-
gines are to be heavy, too-capable of
pulling long trains at this rapid gait
This will be necessary to carry out the
vast plan which is in contemplation. for
the railroads of the present are making
some remarkable time from the east to
prominent western points.
Even though the vast scheme of DR..
Raut-this advanced idea which will not
appear so much of an innovation ten
years from now--does not fully material,
ize Immediately, there is one thing Of
which assurance is positively given anG
that is that the D. l. & D. road will be
built within the time prescribed In tht
tax petition, the provisions of which viii
De carried out. We will be given faeili
ties for spreading out our jobbing trade
over much greater territory. L
the Chicago & Northwestern rail
road is the objective point j
will give convenient access to the 4 ,00t
miles of road operated by that line, ant
its tributary territory will be supplied tC
a certain extent by our jobbers, who, now
that they are reaping the advantage o.
our important position commercially, cal
send out their men with the POSSIBILITY
of successfully competing with points o
inferior commercial Importance, which
through the favoritism of the railroads
have heretofore enjoyed advantages t.
which they were not entitled. This L
simply looking at the dark side of tn,
question while the bright side, with it
great possibilities. is still before us, will
every reason to believe that it will no
only be ours in the future. but continu,
to grow brighter. For that reason W
will greet the entrance of the America
Central railroad into this city with
right royal welcome, and when it ha
built the new bridge will labor to secur
the entrance of as many other railroad
over it as can be induced to come.